Far-Left Imperial Judge Leaves Children Orphaned By Biden Regime Sitting On Jet On Runway When She Bars Repatriation Flights

Federal judges are getting better at stopping jet flights returning foreigners to their home.

This time, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered jets not to take off that were part of a program by the administration of President Donald Trump to repatriate children from Guatemala to their home country, and families.

Earlier, Judge James Boasberg infamously ordered several jets carrying illegal alien criminals being deported to turn around mid-flight, without acknowledging the fact they might not have enough fuel for a return flight.

The Trump administration did not comply, as the flights already were in international airspace and Boasberg, about whom ethics complaints already have been filed, had no jurisdiction there.

This time, the judge ordered the flights not to take off, leaving some children sitting in the aircraft on the runway.

The Trump administration was sending illegal alien Guatemalan children back to their home country, after requests by Guatemala and their parents.

That wasn’t good enough for Sooknanan.

She issued a temporary restraining order halting the repatriation efforts “even as kids were already sitting in their seats.”

The Trump administration had hoped to reunite nearly 700 kids with parents or guardians in Guatemala.

The judge stepped into the program and shut it down after “charter buses had already rolled up to planes in Harlingen and El Paso and, in some cases, children were seated on board awaiting departure,” the report said.

Drew Ensign, a lawyer for the Department of Justice, said, “These are not removals under the statute. These are repatriations. All of these children have parents or guardians in Guatemala who have requested their return.”